London bombings

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"It was curious to think that the sky was the same for everybody, in Eurasia or Eastasia as well as here. And the people under the sky were also very much the same—everywhere, all over the world, hundreds or thousands of millions of people just like this, people ignorant of one another's existence, held apart by walls of hatred and lies, and yet almost exactly the same—people who had never learned to think but were storing up in their hearts and bellies and muscles the power that would one day overturn the world."
-- George Orwell, 1984

I for one hope the British will seek out ways to end the cycle of violence instead of prolonging it. This kind of thing doesn't have to happen.

And now the fear storm led by non other than....CNN. Sponsored by....the BMW X-5.

Go duct tape your house up because there might be a gas attack, be aware of suspicious brown people when you get on the bus in the morning, stay off trains, ferries and subways. Be scared, build a bomb shelter for you and your family. Duck and cover.....duck and cover...duck and cover.....weeeeeeeeeee. The more stories they have to scare people, the more the public buys into it and the more money those news executives get!!

Are we going sane in an insane world or what?

Yeah. I would agree.

God damn religious zealots. They'll be the first to destroy the world.

No. That will be the fascists who destroy the world. Then the zealots.

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Last edited by Ante on 09 Nov 2005, 7:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I agree thoroughly. And make it something similar to crucifixion and so it to the soldiers.

Ah, two wrongs make a right?

I don't think "the Muslims" would necessailry want that. At least, the woman here in my office who happens to be Muslim wouldn't.

I beleive the guards should be tried and justice done....which, I beleive, is happening.

I'm glad the injuires were minor today. I hold the Londoners in very high esteem now that I've seen how they handle pressure.

BeeBee

Edited to add: And its not just Muslims...this christian was very offended by what happened.

And so were others.

Trying to appease terrorists only inspires them. If there wasn't any prisioner abuse scandal, then they would still have comitted the bombings in the name of something else, and keep comitting such atrocities until the world converts to theid particuar sect of Islam.

I saw the story about the second attack on the News. Though I find it disturbing and a little depressing, I'm not going to let the Bombings destroy the dreams that I have of traveling to and through London. It might be wise for me to wait a few years, but after a few years, I'll work on my big plans to get to London. The reason that I say a few years, is because it might take that long for the problems to get solved.

Personally, I wouldn't have any second thoughts about going to Jerusalem, much less London. In either place, there is a negligble chance of getting caught in the middle of a terrorist attck. The only differentiation I make between the two situations is that I don't want to go see England (I'd like to see Northern Ireland though).

WHy not ENgland?

It's too heavily populated. I'm not interested in visiting cities for the culture and there doesn't seem to be much left in the way of outdoor activities away from the cities anymore. A major european city would need an outstanding orchestra to go see if for me to go there for more than a connecting flight, and I could find that in Rome, Salzburg, Vienna, Prague, and Moscow. OK, so maybe I'd go to England to see the London Symphony Orchestra, find an early midevil castle or two to check out, and then leave.

Yes, that should be done by the military. What shouldn't happen is that scum-of-the-earth newspapers use it to increase their sales by reporting an extremely one-sided account of something that is far from common place. That is completely irresponsible and against the national interest. It directly contributes to the problems our troops face in Iraq and, I believe, has much to do with why young "British" Muslims blow themselves up on London Buses.

I think the British media people responsible for propagating this kind of crap are traitors. Freedom of speech is fine, but those in the media who have such huge power and influence have great responsibility, too. They are clearly abusing that. In my opinion they are traitors, and should be rounded up, put to trial, then executed if found guilty.

Along with the government.